Skeletal System

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• Do the collarbones lie over the anterior upper ribs and extend from the sternum to the shoulders, or do the collarbones lie anterior to the upper ribs?
• How many bones are there in the skeletal system?
• What is the name of the smallest bone in the skeletal system? Where in the body is this bone found?
• What are the most important functions of the skeletal system?
• Why is the skeletal system referred to as an "organ" system, since it is not made up of organs?
• Does the skeletal system produce substances? If so, what substances are they?
• What is another name for the skull?
• How is the skeletal system involved in the production of blood?
• What kind of skeletal system do organisms in the phylum mollusca exhibit?
• What are the various components of periosteum?
• What is the difference between a ligament, tendon, and cartilage?
• Does cartilage contain blood vessels?
• Is cartilage epithelial tissue, connective tissue, or both?
• Can the cartilage in the outer ear be broken?
• Does ear cartilage contain nerves?
• Does bone tissue or cartilage have more access to nutrients?
• How does cartilage receive nutrients?
• How does arthritis affect cartilage?
• How does hyaline cartilage differ from fibrocartilage?
• What are some examples of cartilaginous joints?
• What cartilage composes the epiphyseal plate?
• What cartilage forms the Adam's apple?
• What cartilage is in the knee?
• What cartilage is in the shoulder?
• Why does cartilage heal slowly?
• Why is cartilage avascular? Are all types of cartilage avascular?
• Why are the cartilage rings in the trachea c-shaped?
• Is the human skeletal system ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm, or both ectoderm and endoderm in origin?
• What are 3 main functions of the skeletal and muscular systems?
• What do tendons attach to? Do skeletal muscle attach to ligaments or directly to the bones?
• What are 5 specific ways to keep your skeletal system healthy?
• Besides bones, what else makes up the skeletal system?
• What are the two major types of tissue found in the skeletal system?
• What 7 bones of the body are not connected to the skeletal system?
• Is the supply of blood cells in the body dependent, in part, on the skeletal system?
• How are the nervous system and the skeletal system related?
• What are some injuries or disorders of the skeletal system?
• What are the names of the cranial bones?
• What are open cavities in the skull called? What is the name of the sacs surrounding the body's movable joints?
• What is the name of the bone in the forehead?
• What is the role of calcium in the skeletal system?
• In what way does the endocrine system work with the skeletal system?
• How has the skeletal system evolved from fish to reptiles to birds to mammals?
• What are some infectious skeletal diseases?
• Parathyroid hormone (PTH) has what effect on the skeletal system?
• At what time is your body fully done growing? What substance do the blood vessels running throughout the bones carry?
• Where are the humerus, vertebrae, radius and ulna located?
• Of the two major skeletons of the skeletal system, which one does not include the arm and leg bones?
• Does the skeletal system determine the shape of your body or how many bones you have?
• What part of the skeletal system includes the bones of the skull, spine, ribs, and sternum?
• What are the twenty major bones in the body?
• Are there skeletal differences between races?
• How does the skeletal system change as one ages?
• How does the skeletal system affect blood calcium levels?
• What type of joint allows your knee to bend?
• What is the term for a long, flexible band of connective tissue that connects two bones across a joint?
• What type of joint is the thumb?
• In a cross section of a bone, you can usually see two types of bone tissues. What are these called?
• How does obesity affect the skeletal system?
• How does the skeletal system change as we grow?
• What does the "skeletal system" mean?
• What are examples of skeletal system diseases?
• Why is the skeletal system so important?
• How would you describe the muscular-skeletal system? Is it one system or two systems?
• Where in the human body are the radius and ulna fused together? Are they fused together?
• Does the skeletal system provide support and protection for internal organs and provide mobility?
• Are nails and claws part of the skeletal system?
• What are the eight cranial bones?
• When someone talks about musculo-skeletal system, does this mean that that they are talking about skeleton and muscles?
• What are 3 ways the skeletal system helps other body systems and what are 3 ways it depends on other systems?
• What is the name of the little sacs filled with fluid between bones and tendons?
• What body parts are connected by tendons?
• Are tendons part of the skeletal system or the muscular system?
• What substance do osteoblasts add to the bones, if anything, to make them harder?
• Two types of joints connect the skull to the spine. What types of joints are they?
• The process in which cartilage is gradually replaced by bone is called what?
• What does it mean that most skeletal muscles are found in pairs as antagonists? How does this affect the bones?
• What is the relationship between the skeletal System and the ligaments of the body?
• Is the roof of the nasal cavity formed by parts of the frontal bone?
• Which body system produces blood cells?
• What are the similarities and differences between hyaline cartilage and elastic cartilage?
• Skeleton comes from the Greek word that means what?
• What type of fibers or minerals do you find in the extracellular matrix of bone? How does this composition relate to the properties of bone?
• What is the longest and shortest bone in the human body? What are their measurements in inches?
• What is Adam's apple?
• Does bone structure change with age?
• Does bone structure change after pregnancy?
• Does bone structure change with weight?
• What does "bone structure" mean?
• How is the structure of bone similar to reinforced concrete?
• How can bone structure be changed?
• How does exercise affect bone structure?
• How does osteoporosis affect bone structure?
• How does facial bone structure change with age?
• What are the different bone structures of women?
• Which bone structure is involved in breathing?
• Does your bone structure change when you have children?
• How many sets of ribs does a human have?
• No how many ribs dose a young girl have? Do you form more ribs or lose ribs as you grown older?
• How many vertebrae do humans have?
• How many pairs of ribs does a fetal pig have?
• Do men and women have equal numbers of bones in their bodies?
• How does scoliosis affect the adult body? Besides the spine, does scoliosis affect other parts of your body?
• How many bones are babies born with?
• How many bones are in the spine?
• How many short bones are in the body?
• What is a true rib, a false rib, and a floating rib? Why are floating ribs easily broken?
• How many teeth does the average human have?
• How many bones are in a baby's body?
• How can you tell the difference between human and animal bones?
• If people have the same number of vertebrae, why are some people taller than others?
• When you are pregnant does your rib cage expand?
• How does the rib cage protect the respiratory system?
• What is the meaning of "Caucasoid" and "Mongoloid"? What are the reasons for different bone structures?
• What is an incomplete fracture in which the fracture is apparent only on convex surfaces?
• Which of the following bone structures is most concerned with hematopoiesis: Diaphysis, Bone marrow, Articular cartilage, or Epiphyseal disc?
• What is the procedure used to set broken bones without surgery?
• What is a fracture in which the skin is not broken? What is a fracture caused by torsional forces?
• How do you know if you have a big or small bone structure?
• What is a zygomatic structure?
• Does size, length and bone structure matter for a gymnast?
• What are whale vestigial pelvic bones?
• My teacher told me that muscles make up 85% of our body weight and that everyone has the same bone size. Is this correct?
• How is the structure of connective tissue related to its function?
• When figuring your BMI, doesn't your bone size and structure affect the calculation?
• What are the symptoms of a torn shoulder ligament?
• How long do stretched ligaments take to heal properly? How long before I should get on the rugby field again?
• What are some symptoms of torn ligaments behind the knee?
• What is the relationship between ligament, cartilage, muscle and tendon?
• What is the best way to heal a popped ligament, due to a dislocated/fractured ankle?
• Is it possible to have a torn ligament and fractured ankle at the same time?
• What does it mean to have a ruptured ligament? Is it possible for it to stick out and look like a bone?
• My ankle ligament is torn. How long does it take until I can walk or drive a car again? How long will I be on crutches?
• What is the difference between ligament and bone?
• How are muscles, tendons, and bones related?
• I broke my fibula in half and tore two different tendons. What is the treatment for the torn tendons?
• Do tendons regenerate easily? Does cartilage regenerate easily? Why or why not?
• What muscles and tendons cause interior knee pain due to tightness?
• Is gelatin really made of pig bones and tendons?
• What are muscles, tendons, and ligaments examples of?
• What does ripped tendons feel like?
• How do you strengthen or toughen your tendons to prevent injury?
• What are the symptoms of tendon slipping out off the peroneal groove? Will there be pain even at rest?
• A cadaver tendon will be used to surgically repair one of my tendons. Is this the same as a heart transplant, where you then have to take pills to stop your body from rejecting the foreign tissue?
• Does anyone know of a song (or dance) that will help me memorize ALL 206 bones in the human body?
• What are structural and functional differences and similarities between skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle?
• What neurotransmitter stimulates skeletal muscle contraction?
• Which of the following is (are) not the function (s) of the skeletal system: support, storage of minerals, strength, or production of blood cells (hematopoiesis)?
• What is the major difference between the cardiac and skeletal muscle contraction mechanism?
• Which type of muscle fibers contain sarcomeres?
• What are the major parts of a skeletal muscle fiber, and what is the function of each part?
• In response to a stimulus, do skeletal muscle fibers always contract to 25% of their potential ability, always contract to 50% of their potential ability, always contract to 100% of their potential ability, or none of the above?
• What are "anatomical" differences between skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle?
• What are the 5 major functions of the skeletal system?
• Which of these are skeletal muscles: arrector pili, tongue, muscle in gall bladder, muscles that control movement of the eyeball?
• How many bones are there in the skeletal system? Are there any bones in the body located outside of the skeletal system?
• Do intercalated discs and striations suggest the presence of skeletal muscle?
• Why is the skeletal system an organ system?
• How do the skeletal and muscular systems interact?
• What mineral is found in bones?
• The skeletal system has six (6) main functions. What are they?
• What is the difference between a baby and adult human skeleton system?
• Which part of the human respiratory system is protected by the rib cage?
• How is the nervous system connected to the skeletal system in the human body?
• At what age does skeletal growth stop?
• What does the human skeletal system consist of?
• What are axial and appendicular skeletal systems?
• Which part of the human nervous system carries signals to the skeletal muscle?
• Is the spinal cord part of the skeletal or nervous system?
• What is the largest foramen in the human skeleton?
• What is the scientific name for the shoulder blade, the wrist bones, the foot bones, the hip bone, and the hand bones?
• What are the 22 skull bones?
• What is the "keystone" bone of facial bones?
• What bone in the cow is the "T-bone"? Is it part of the spine, pelvis or what?
• Endo- means “within.” Where do you think the “endosteum” of a long bone is?
• Vertebrae are examples of what type of bones?
• What are some examples of flat bones?
• Where are the paranasal sinuses located in the human body?
• Is a ball and socket joint a uniaxial joint because motion is limited to rotation in a single plane?
• What is the anatomical name for the shin bone?
• Is a symphysis a joint in which the bones are joined by a disc of fibrocartilage?
• What type of bone is the sacrum? Is it a short bone, flat bone, long bone, or irregular bone?
• Is the tailbone attached to the spinal cord?
• Are the cervical vertebrae the smallest vertebrae?
• Does the skull, in the correct use of the term, include the cranial and the facial bones?
• What is the anatomical name for the cheek bone?
• How do blood vessels and nerves reach individual bone cells in compact bone?
• Which sections of the spinal column have five vertebrae: cervical, thoracic, coccal, or lumbar?
• Can bone structure determine who is Native American?
• Is a tooth a bone?
• Are the hip bone and pelvis bone the same thing?
• Muscle and nerve never touch, there is a gap between the two cells. What is it called?
• What is a Haversian Canal?
• How many bones are in a human ankle?
• What is a disease of the bone in which bone reabsorption outpaces bone deposit, leaving the person thin and fragile?
• What are some differences between the monkey's and a human skeleton?
• What is bone erosion? Is it like arthritis?
• Which regenerates faster, cartilage or bone?
• What type of acid is in synovial fluid?
• What is the purpose of the clavicle?
• What are the organic and inorganic components of bone? Which is responsible for its hardness?
• About what size is the tailbone (coccyx)?
• A middle-aged woman comes to the clinic complaining of stiff, painful joints and increasing immobility of her finger joints. A glance at her hands reveals knobby, deformed knuckles. For what condition will she be tested?
• A 10 year old girl falls out of a tree and X-rays show small fractures of the transverse processes of T3 to T5 on the right side. She will be watched for what abnormal spinal curvature over the next several years?
• Which bone is bigger, the ulna or radius?
• Why do bones show up white during X-ray?
• What are the bones called in your neck, shoulder area, and upper back?
• What is a wish bone? Do humans have a wish bone?
• What are all the 208 bones of the body?
• How many bones does a snake have?
• What is the structure and function of the compact bone?
• What is the name of the bone above your neck and aligned with your ears? What happens if you hit it too hard?
• Is your knee cap a bone or cartilage?
• What is the abnormal curve often seen in pregnant women as they attempt to preserve their center of gravity toward end of pregnancy? Is it kyphosis, lordosis, or scoliosis?
• Where is the "funny bone" located?
• Do paranasal sinuses open into the oral cavity? Do they enhance the resonance of the voice and lighten the skull?
• Define long bones. Where do we find them in human body?
• How do you tell a right humerus from a left humerus?
• Bones are part of which system?
• What Fibrous joint is Syndesmoses?
• What joint is Synchondroses?
• What is the common name for scapula?
• What is the common name for clavicle?
• What type of joint is the epiphyseal plate? A. synostosis B. syndesmosis C. symphysis D. synovial E. synchondrosis
• What is compact bone?
• Which type of joint allows movement in all directions?
• Skeletal system is made up of bones. Enumerate various functions of these skeletal pieces?